Table of Contents:
- 1. An introduction to human aging
- 2. Research methods and issues
- 3. Physical aspects of aging: changes in our bodies
- 4. Theories of senescence and aging
- 5. Health and longevity
- 6. Sensation, perception, and slowing with age
- 7. Memory and cognition
- 8. Intelligence, wisdom, and creativity
- 9. Personality
- 10. Relationships
- 11. Work and retirement
- 12. Psychopathology
- 13. Healthy/helpful environments: Places and people
- 14. Death and bereavement
- 15. Looking to the future